Refugees include individuals granted complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection.
Asylum-seekers are individuals who have sought international protection and whose claims for refugee status have not yet been determined.
Other people in need of international protection refers to people who are outside their country or territory of origin, typically because they have been forcibly displaced across international borders, who have not been reported under other categories but who likely need international protection.
Internally displaced persons are persons who have been forced to flee their homes , in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.
